PowerPoint is designed for both users with basic PC and Windows skills and those who have little or no experience with graphic applications.
HOW EASY IT IS TO USE
PowerPoint is designed for both users with basic PC and Windows skills and those who have little or no experience with graphic applications.
Like others graphic applications, PowerPoint has a Title Bar, Control Menu, Formatting Toolbar, Drawing Toolbar, Status Bar, Vertical Scroll Bar, Horizontal Scroll Bar, Previous Slide Button, Next Slide Button, Minimize/Maximize Buttons and Restore Button.
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The major differences between PowerPoint and other graphic applications is that it is a more user-friendly sotware package.
PowerPoint uses standard Windows based commands to perform it tasks, for eg., naming, saving, closing and opening a file. It has preformatted designs that automatically format text, create bullet lists, graphs, charts, add background colours and designs, and import cliparts, eliminating the countless hours of laying out and formatting your presentation. All these tasks can be performed by clicking the prospective icon or menu.
Its help feature is one of many examples of the help PowerPoint provides. Each Dialog box contains a Help Button. The Help Menu provides three ways of getting help on a topic. In additon to the Help Menu, there is a Quick Preview and Cue Card which provide tutorials on performing tasks. Another important feature within PowerPoint is the Tip of the Day feature; it informs the user of other PowerPoint capabilities.
One of PowerPoint's many capabilities is that there are two different ways it allows the user to create his/her presentation. The user can create his/her presentation
using the outline features. This allows the user to input all slides consecutively without
leaving the screen he/she is working in, except for viewing the presentation. The other way of
creating presentations is inputting slides individually. This is done by clicking on to the next slide icon after the previous slide has been completed.
These are some of few characteristics of PowerPoint. If you wish to know more about Powerpoint a video is available for viewing at some libraries.